William Barney
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Experience
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EdgeConneX
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United States
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Telecommunications
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100 - 200 Employee
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Advisor and Non-Executive Director Asia
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Apr 2023 - Present
United States
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RTI Cables
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United States
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisor
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Mar 2023 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
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Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC)
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United States
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chairman
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Jan 2023 - Present
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Governor
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Feb 2005 - Present
Honolulu
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IXAFRICA DATA CENTRE
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Kenya
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Non Executive Director
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Jan 2023 - Present
Nairobi County, Kenya
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Chairman and Managing Partner
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Jun 2012 - Present
Hong Kong
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CtrlS Datacenters Ltd
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Board Member
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Jun 2020 - Present
Greater Hyderabad Area
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Board Member
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Sep 2020 - Jan 2023
Guam
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Mar 2021 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR
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Chairman and Board Member
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Mar 2010 - Sep 2021
Hong Kong Nonprofit little league baseball club based in Hong Kong. 245 players in the club and reigning 2019 Hong Kong Little League Champions
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GCX
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chairman and CEO
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Jan 2014 - Mar 2020
Hong Kong
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Group CEO
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Dec 2015 - Aug 2019
Navi Mumbai
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Reliance Communications
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India
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Oct 2015 - Aug 2019
Mumbai Area, India
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Speedcast
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United States
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Non Executive Board Member
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2013 - 2014
Hong Kong
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Pacnet
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Hong Kong
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Telecommunications
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100 - 200 Employee
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CEO and Board Member
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2007 - 2012
Hong Kong In 2007, Bill led the company's successful acquisition of regional ISP, Pacific Internet, which operationally merged with Asia Netcom and relaunched as Pacnet in January 2008. Under Bill’s leadership, the company was named “Company of the Year for Excellence in Growth” by Frost & Sullivan in 2009, as well as "Best Wholesale Carrier" in 2007, 2009 & 2012 by Telecom Asia. The company also moved from “challenger” to “leader” in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.
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CEO and Chairman of the Board
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2006 - 2007
Singapore
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China Unicom Europe
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO and Board Member
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2002 - 2007
Hong Kong As China’s first foreign CEO of a state owned telco, Bill presided over the transformation of one of Asia's first Chapter 11 casualties (Asia Global Crossing), into one of the region's leading providers of IP and WAN services. During the transition Asia Netcom won the International Engineering Consortium's prestigious InfoVision Award in 2006 & 2007 as well as “Data Communications Service Provider of the Year” awards by Frost & Sullivan in 2005 & 2006.
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Pacific Crosing
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board Member
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2002 - 2003
Hong Kong
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Marubeni Corporation
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Japan
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Board Member
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2002 - 2003
Tokyo, Japan
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Tech Mahindra Business Services
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Board Member
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2002 - 2002
Hong Kong
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Verizon Business
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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President and CEO Asia Pacific
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1999 - 2002
Hong Kong Bill served as CEO of Asia Pacific at MCI WorldCom where he managed the industry’s fastest growing regional company through an industry leading three-digit growth phase.
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Orange Business
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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President, South Asia and the Middle East
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1997 - 1999
Hong Kong
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Managing Director Corporate Development
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1995 - 1997
Reston, Virginia, United States
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AT&T
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United States
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Managing Director International Settlements
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1993 - 1995
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
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AT&T
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United States
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Director
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1988 - 1991
Manhattan, New York, United States
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Education
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University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Executive Education, Mergers and Acquistions -
Columbia Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, General -
Wesleyan University
Bachelor's degree (Graduated with Honors), Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology -
Duke University
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology